Chapter 2526
Chapter 2526
Chapter 2526
Although Tao Hongfang and others were cautious, because they seldom left Sanya and lacked social experience, they did not realize that their words and deeds had attracted the attention of Zhoushan officials.However, they have no hostility towards Zhoushan or Shi Diwen, and they only stay in Dinghai Port for a short time, so they don't have too much defensiveness.
They originally planned to spend the night in Dinghai Port, and set off for Hangzhou the next day after wandering around casually. They never expected to have a long chat with Pete at the Dutch Commercial Inn.Even just taking a quick look at the commercial area of Dinghai Port, it took far longer than expected.
After lunch, they drove around the business district in a carriage. Seeing that it was getting late, they returned to the military base in the west.The official ship had already completed its replenishment, and after Tao Hongfang and his party boarded the ship, they immediately unmoored and set sail.
Just as the ship sailed out of the port, it saw an armed fleet of the Haihan Army coming from the Luotoumen waterway in the west.As for the flagship in the fleet, the hull is obviously much larger than the majestic-class warships docked at the military port pier.
"Is this the 'Glory Class' warship?" Ha Jianyi murmured to himself as he leaned on the side of the ship with his eyes shining, staring at the warship approaching from the sea in the distance.
Several other people rushed to the side of the ship to watch immediately after hearing the words. Tao Hongfang's entourage, A Peng, immediately ran back to the cabin to fetch the binoculars and handed them to the owner.
With the continuous development of Haihan's shipbuilding technology and industrial level, the navy has gradually upgraded warships of all levels that have been in use for more than ten years since 1640.
The upgrade of the ship is divided into two modes. One is to upgrade the weapons, sails, power and other equipment on the basis of the old ship in better condition. After some repairs, it can continue to serve; the second is to fully update the R&D and construction. to gradually replace the old warships in service.
After the replaced equipment and old ships are refurbished, they can also be resold to other small countries in need in East Asia, which can also save the navy the next part of the upgrade cost.
In line with the principle of step-by-step and saving military expenses, the upgrade project of naval ships did not directly replace wooden sail warships with steam iron-clad ships in a big step, but launched follow-up models such as A, B, C and D on the basis of the original ship classification. And made more subdivisions of its combat functions in the fleet.
In the 30s, the Haihan ordnance department developed the warrior-class warships that used steam propulsion and were equipped with external armor, which provided technical verification for the construction of new warships.It’s just that the Warrior-class warships cost a lot of money, and the manufacturing technology of the steam power system was not fully mature at that time, and there were extremely high technical requirements for use and maintenance. Class warship finalized mass production.
Therefore, after this advanced warship was developed, only a prototype ship like the "Black Shark" served in the military for a long period of time.Although the Black Shark later participated in many actual combat operations and achieved good results, the Executive Committee still did not want to invest huge sums of money in the mass production of this new type of warship with excellent combat performance but high cost.After all, the three levels of exploration, exploration, and majesty warships that the Navy has installed during this period are basically enough to beat opponents large and small in East Asia. There is really no objective need for rapid upgrades.
However, the opinion of the executive committee does not represent the military. As long as it has the corresponding technology, the military is definitely eager to build a star destroyer as soon as possible.Especially some senior generals who are obsessed with upgrading naval equipment, of course hope to see rapid iterative upgrades of warships in their lifetime, and Shi Diwen is one of them.
So as early as more than ten years ago, Shi Diwen made an application report to the Ministry of National Defense, requesting that the construction technology of the Warrior-class warship be delegated to Zhoushan Shipyard, and allow the East China Sea theater to organize the construction of this new type of warship.Of course, the relevant construction and subsequent maintenance costs will also be borne by the East China Sea Theater itself.
And the Ministry of National Defense, with a tight budget, is of course eager for someone to take the initiative to solve the problem of R & D and construction costs of new warships, so it smoothly handed over the construction project of the Warrior class to Shi Diwen, allowing the Zhoushan Shipyard under his rule to build this new warship by itself .
As far as Sanya is concerned, even if the Zhoushan authorities have mastered the construction technology of this advanced warship, it will not pose a security threat, because the steam power system and rear-loaded rifled naval guns used on the ship still rely on Sanya's supply. It means that the Warrior-class warships are not as many as Zhoushan wants to build.
But Shi Diwen took a longer-term view. He hoped that by building the Warrior-class warships, he would train naval elites for the East China Sea Fleet who could control steam ironclad ships in the future, and at the same time accumulate relevant engineering experience for Zhoushan Shipyard. Research and develop more advanced warships.
Of course, not everyone has the conditions to realize such a plan. The high cost of construction and use is enough to dissuade most generals with ideas. A considerable part of the transnational trade in Northeast Asia, so he can have enough financial resources to support him to realize such a wish.
After Shi Diwen got this project, he spent a lot of money. Only three years later, the East China Sea Fleet installed four Warrior-class warships, and became the most powerful existence among Haihan's overseas fleets in one fell swoop.
But this is only a phased goal set by Shi Diwen. After all, the Warrior class is a product developed by the ordnance department in Sanya, and he hopes that the next generation of Haihan's main battleship can be born in his own hands.It's a pity that Wang Tom, who was the best at sailing in the North American gang, had already gone to North America, otherwise he could have joined hands to develop a new ship in Zhoushan.
There is another objective condition that limits the research and development of new ships by Zhoushan Shipyard, which is the steam power system on board.The existing equipment can only support majestic-class warships. If the tonnage of the warships continues to increase, the power system will become overwhelmed.The new warship designed by Shi Diwen is of course bigger than the majestic class, and it is impossible to reverse the car and return to the era of pure sail power, so we can only patiently wait for the advancement of industrial technology to create a better steam engine.
After entering the 50s, Haihan finally made a breakthrough in the manufacturing technology of marine steam engines. The "Wuzhishan C-type" steam engine with higher power and more stable operation was successfully put into production, and Shi Diwen contributed to the development of this new steam engine. one of the people.He immediately placed two orders with the factory in Sanya to build a new warship that had been waiting on the blueprint for two or three years. This is the "Glory Class" warship that was secretly approved.
(End of this chapter)
Although Tao Hongfang and others were cautious, because they seldom left Sanya and lacked social experience, they did not realize that their words and deeds had attracted the attention of Zhoushan officials.However, they have no hostility towards Zhoushan or Shi Diwen, and they only stay in Dinghai Port for a short time, so they don't have too much defensiveness.
They originally planned to spend the night in Dinghai Port, and set off for Hangzhou the next day after wandering around casually. They never expected to have a long chat with Pete at the Dutch Commercial Inn.Even just taking a quick look at the commercial area of Dinghai Port, it took far longer than expected.
After lunch, they drove around the business district in a carriage. Seeing that it was getting late, they returned to the military base in the west.The official ship had already completed its replenishment, and after Tao Hongfang and his party boarded the ship, they immediately unmoored and set sail.
Just as the ship sailed out of the port, it saw an armed fleet of the Haihan Army coming from the Luotoumen waterway in the west.As for the flagship in the fleet, the hull is obviously much larger than the majestic-class warships docked at the military port pier.
"Is this the 'Glory Class' warship?" Ha Jianyi murmured to himself as he leaned on the side of the ship with his eyes shining, staring at the warship approaching from the sea in the distance.
Several other people rushed to the side of the ship to watch immediately after hearing the words. Tao Hongfang's entourage, A Peng, immediately ran back to the cabin to fetch the binoculars and handed them to the owner.
With the continuous development of Haihan's shipbuilding technology and industrial level, the navy has gradually upgraded warships of all levels that have been in use for more than ten years since 1640.
The upgrade of the ship is divided into two modes. One is to upgrade the weapons, sails, power and other equipment on the basis of the old ship in better condition. After some repairs, it can continue to serve; the second is to fully update the R&D and construction. to gradually replace the old warships in service.
After the replaced equipment and old ships are refurbished, they can also be resold to other small countries in need in East Asia, which can also save the navy the next part of the upgrade cost.
In line with the principle of step-by-step and saving military expenses, the upgrade project of naval ships did not directly replace wooden sail warships with steam iron-clad ships in a big step, but launched follow-up models such as A, B, C and D on the basis of the original ship classification. And made more subdivisions of its combat functions in the fleet.
In the 30s, the Haihan ordnance department developed the warrior-class warships that used steam propulsion and were equipped with external armor, which provided technical verification for the construction of new warships.It’s just that the Warrior-class warships cost a lot of money, and the manufacturing technology of the steam power system was not fully mature at that time, and there were extremely high technical requirements for use and maintenance. Class warship finalized mass production.
Therefore, after this advanced warship was developed, only a prototype ship like the "Black Shark" served in the military for a long period of time.Although the Black Shark later participated in many actual combat operations and achieved good results, the Executive Committee still did not want to invest huge sums of money in the mass production of this new type of warship with excellent combat performance but high cost.After all, the three levels of exploration, exploration, and majesty warships that the Navy has installed during this period are basically enough to beat opponents large and small in East Asia. There is really no objective need for rapid upgrades.
However, the opinion of the executive committee does not represent the military. As long as it has the corresponding technology, the military is definitely eager to build a star destroyer as soon as possible.Especially some senior generals who are obsessed with upgrading naval equipment, of course hope to see rapid iterative upgrades of warships in their lifetime, and Shi Diwen is one of them.
So as early as more than ten years ago, Shi Diwen made an application report to the Ministry of National Defense, requesting that the construction technology of the Warrior-class warship be delegated to Zhoushan Shipyard, and allow the East China Sea theater to organize the construction of this new type of warship.Of course, the relevant construction and subsequent maintenance costs will also be borne by the East China Sea Theater itself.
And the Ministry of National Defense, with a tight budget, is of course eager for someone to take the initiative to solve the problem of R & D and construction costs of new warships, so it smoothly handed over the construction project of the Warrior class to Shi Diwen, allowing the Zhoushan Shipyard under his rule to build this new warship by itself .
As far as Sanya is concerned, even if the Zhoushan authorities have mastered the construction technology of this advanced warship, it will not pose a security threat, because the steam power system and rear-loaded rifled naval guns used on the ship still rely on Sanya's supply. It means that the Warrior-class warships are not as many as Zhoushan wants to build.
But Shi Diwen took a longer-term view. He hoped that by building the Warrior-class warships, he would train naval elites for the East China Sea Fleet who could control steam ironclad ships in the future, and at the same time accumulate relevant engineering experience for Zhoushan Shipyard. Research and develop more advanced warships.
Of course, not everyone has the conditions to realize such a plan. The high cost of construction and use is enough to dissuade most generals with ideas. A considerable part of the transnational trade in Northeast Asia, so he can have enough financial resources to support him to realize such a wish.
After Shi Diwen got this project, he spent a lot of money. Only three years later, the East China Sea Fleet installed four Warrior-class warships, and became the most powerful existence among Haihan's overseas fleets in one fell swoop.
But this is only a phased goal set by Shi Diwen. After all, the Warrior class is a product developed by the ordnance department in Sanya, and he hopes that the next generation of Haihan's main battleship can be born in his own hands.It's a pity that Wang Tom, who was the best at sailing in the North American gang, had already gone to North America, otherwise he could have joined hands to develop a new ship in Zhoushan.
There is another objective condition that limits the research and development of new ships by Zhoushan Shipyard, which is the steam power system on board.The existing equipment can only support majestic-class warships. If the tonnage of the warships continues to increase, the power system will become overwhelmed.The new warship designed by Shi Diwen is of course bigger than the majestic class, and it is impossible to reverse the car and return to the era of pure sail power, so we can only patiently wait for the advancement of industrial technology to create a better steam engine.
After entering the 50s, Haihan finally made a breakthrough in the manufacturing technology of marine steam engines. The "Wuzhishan C-type" steam engine with higher power and more stable operation was successfully put into production, and Shi Diwen contributed to the development of this new steam engine. one of the people.He immediately placed two orders with the factory in Sanya to build a new warship that had been waiting on the blueprint for two or three years. This is the "Glory Class" warship that was secretly approved.
(End of this chapter)